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 107 STAT. 808 PUBLIC LAW 103-82—SEPT. 21, 1993 tion 130 for more than $250,000 in assistance, or for national service positions that would require more than $250,000 in national service educational awards; and "(B) consider the opinions of such panels prior to making such determinations. "(e) EMPHASIS ON AREAS MOST IN NEED.—In making assistance available under section 121 and in providing approved national service positions under section 123, the Corporation shall ensure that not less than 50 percent of the total amount of assistance to be distributed to States under subsections (a) and (d)(1) of section 129 for a fiscal year is provided to carry out or support national service programs and projects that— "(1) are conducted in any of the areas described in subsection (c)(6) or on Federal or other public lands, to address unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs in such areas or on such lands; and "(2) place a priority on the recruitment of participants who are residents of any of such areas or Federal or other public lands. "(f) REJECTION OF STATE APPLICATIONS.— " (1) NOTIFICATION OF STATE APPLICANTS.—I f the Corporation rejects an application submitted by a State Commission under section 130 for funds described in section 129(a)(l), the Corporation shall promptly notify the State Commission of the reasons for the rejection of the application. "(2) RESUBMISSION AND RECONSIDERATION.— The Corporation shall provide a State Commission notified under paragraph (1) with a reasonable opportunity to revise and resubmit the application. At the request of the State Commission, the Corporation shall provide technical assistance to the State Commission as part of the resubmission process. The Corporation shall promptly reconsider an application resubmitted under this paragraph. "(3) REALLOTMENT.—The amount of any State's allotment under section 129(a) for a fiscal year that the Corporation determines will not be provided for that fiscal year shall be available for distribution by the Corporation as provided in paragraph (3) of such subsection. "PART III—NATIONAL SERVICE PARTICIPANTS 42 USC 12591. "SEC. 137. DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANTS. "(a) IN GENERAL. — For purposes of this subtitle, an individual shall be considered to be a participant in a national service program carried out using assistance provided under section 121 if the individual— "(1) meets such eligibility requirements, directly related to the tasks to be accomplished, as may be established by the program; "(2) is selected by the program to serve in a position with the program; "(3) will serve in the program for a term of service specified in section 139 to be performed before, during, or after attendance at an institution of higher education; "(4) is 17 years of age or older at the time the individual begins the term of service;

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